How good was prime Keith Jardine?
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Solid, Top 10, borderline contender at his best. Well-rounded, good leg kicks and fought with bad intentions (thus the "Dean of Mean" name). Unfortunately, his chin was his Achilles Heel, and there were always a few LHWs who were better. After he beat Forrest (great win) and on his way to a likely title shot... he got demolished by a Houston Alexander upper cut...that kind of thing always seemed to happen when he got a good win (Forrest, Liddell, etc.) and got momentum.
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Got kind of robbed against Bonnar, too, if memory serves.
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He was a mean machine, the dean of mean, a fine cuisine.
Good thing his last name wasn't Johnson.
Good thing his last name wasn't Johnson.
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I almost bsaid the same--if he had Hendo's chin, I think he would've fought for the title and possibly won it briefly between the time of prime Chuck and Jones. No way he or anyone else back then was beating Jones, though. It comes down to match-ups. I think prime Machida would've been a bad matchup for him and would've out-unorthoxed him.
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Keith Jardine did ok in UFC
Yeah there was a brief window there when he might have got it if he was more durable. The late Chuck, Rampage reigns would have been his best bet. He gave Rampage a good fight even after he was declining a bit. Young Jones would have destroyed him and I agree Machida is also a bad matchup.
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He’s so good he was named the Dean of Mean University. He also dances as a Viking on random streets.
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He surprised people by going to a decision against Rampage--most thought he'd get KO'd. But I remember he didn't use his leg kicks much (which Forrest used effectively against Rampage) and was a bit cautious. If he had an iron chin, he might have had the confidence and gameplan to win that fight. Rampage was kind of flat at that time, as seen in the Forrest and Rashad fights.
Yup. Rampage had fallen in love with his boxing at that point in time. Trained at Wolfslair with Kongo and Bisping and they were pretty much a pure striking based gym. He was nowhere near as complete a fighter as the one that outstruck AND outwrestled Hendo at UFC 75.
Jardine had a good skillset to beat that version of Rampage. But he'd been put away a few times brutally prior against Wanderlei and Alexander. He fought a bit timid especially after he was caught and dropped early.
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Dude wasn't a graduate assistant, professor, etc. He was the damn DEAN
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He also went the distance with Rampage Jackson and Gegard Mousasi. He's fought plenty of good fighters while holding his own
Though I have to admit I hated his style. Ugly..
Though I have to admit I hated his style. Ugly..
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Not great. His strengths were size, durability, tenaciousness & an unorthodox style.
Because of these he was the type of fighter that was more difficult to beat than one that was superior to most of his opponents.
Because of these he was the type of fighter that was more difficult to beat than one that was superior to most of his opponents.
